Military and Traffic Maps
常州營汛境地界駐兵全圖
Military Map of Changzhou Brigade| Hanyu Pinyin | Changzhou Ying xun jing di jie zhu bing quan tu |
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| Date | Between Qing Qianlong and Jiaqing period, 1896-1820. |
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| Techniques | Ink and color manuscript |
| Material | paper |
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| Identifier | British Library |
| Link to Original Database | http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/... |
| Notes | Add. MS. 16360 (H) |
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Title is revised from which written on the verso of the map. Scale and legend are not given; orientation is marked along the borders on all four sides with north at the bottom. Annotations record boundaries and distances of neighboring counties. The map depicts some features pictorially, including mountains, hills, rivers, brigades, and bridge piers. Explanatory text indicates the number of soldiers stationed at each post. Changzhou Brigade controls the counties of Wujin, Yanghu, Wuxi, Jingui, Yixing, and Jingxi, and under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan Corps Admiral.
Military and political divisions were not about the same size. There were eight counties under the administration of Changzhou Prefecture; but Changzhou Brigade had military control over six counties. The map may have been drawn around Qing Jiaqing period, 1896-1820.
This map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum’s collection: Jiangsu hai fang tu (map no. 021513); Baoshan Xian hai tang tu (Grand Council file no. 046243-a); Ge sheng yan hai kou ai quan tu (map no. 020867); Yan hai chang tu (map no. 020868); Jiangnan ge dao fu tu biao cun (map no. 020923-020941); and the Library of Congress collection: Jiangsu quan tu (gm 71005111); Changjiang shui shi Guazhou Zhen Biaozhong Ying jiang xu quan tu (gm 80692824).
Military and political divisions were not about the same size. There were eight counties under the administration of Changzhou Prefecture; but Changzhou Brigade had military control over six counties. The map may have been drawn around Qing Jiaqing period, 1896-1820.
This map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum’s collection: Jiangsu hai fang tu (map no. 021513); Baoshan Xian hai tang tu (Grand Council file no. 046243-a); Ge sheng yan hai kou ai quan tu (map no. 020867); Yan hai chang tu (map no. 020868); Jiangnan ge dao fu tu biao cun (map no. 020923-020941); and the Library of Congress collection: Jiangsu quan tu (gm 71005111); Changjiang shui shi Guazhou Zhen Biaozhong Ying jiang xu quan tu (gm 80692824).
